Accidental calling of favorites on hang up on my iPhone

dkr918 wrote:

This is crazy. My sister is getting tired of me calling her, when I am just trying to hang up the phone. I wish there was a setting to just take us back to the Home Screen if a call ends. Apple needs to fix this. Actually considering going back to Android for this one user interface flaw.

Use the sleep/wake button to end the call.

angelicoq wrote:

Just wanted to thank sejin208 for this workaround!

“This is iOS 17+ only, temporary workaround. It's not perfect and has its own limit.

At least you won't call someone accidently by hanging up little too late.

1. Open Shortcuts app (It's integrated in iOS)

2. Tap "Automation" at the bottom of the screen

3. Tap "New Automation".

4. Scroll down and tap "App".

5. Tap "Choose" and select "Phone" then "Done".

6. Unmark "Is Opened" and mark "Is Closed". (Make sure ONLY "Is Closed" is marked.)

7. Mark "Run immediately"

8. Tap "Next" at the top right.

9. On the screen, tap "New Blank Automation".

10. Tap "Add Action".

11. Type in "go to" in the search box and tap "Go to Home Screen" that pops up below.

12. Tap "Done".”

Works for me, no more accidental calls from Recents list. Hopefully they fix it one day.

Wow. Seems like an awful lot of work when you could just push one button. But, if it works for you, that's great.

Not really… less than a minute to setup vs. totally changing the habit of the way I use the phone. Easy choice. But as you said, what ever workaround works for someone, it’s all good.

Why this is a huge problem is the other people who have the same issue. You can’t influence them or point them to the forum to implement workarounds. They don’t care to waste significant time to deal with it. I think this will be fixed at some point, but I guess there are other priorities atm.

Kelleroperator wrote:

I had to add myself to my favorites list so I appeared in that spot when hanging up. This way it dials my phone and doesn’t bother the person on your favorites list.

total pain. And embarrassing

I love it... out-smarting the software developer!!!

Gabriel_N wrote:

Im seriously contemplating selling my 14pro max because its annoying. Imagine an integreted app being so annoying you complain about it on support forums.

You should always use the tool that best meets your needs.

Seeing that this thread is from early 2022 and that there are plenty of posts in it still in 2024, can someone please pin a link to a formal request that Apple actually reads where we can add our voices to the request? This issue happens to me daily. They could offer some options to what happens when the other party ends the call (i.e. lock screen)

Find the comment posted by user sejin208 from Oct. 9, 2023. A procedure is described there that I followed and have no more accidental calling. @dkr918, my other phone is a Samsung, and yes, no issues there.

Could someone please forward me the contact number of the apple software engineer in charge of this issue. I want to enter it in my favorite list at the same position the end call icon will appear. I suggest you all do the same to ease the burden on actual favorites unfortunate enough to be placed in that position. I do suggest though that you be very courteous and show empathy to them as they will be returning many calls from random numbers.

yougoyugo2 wrote:

Same for me, it's a relief to see I'm not the only one. It's like sitting down and someone pulls the chair away.

Had you ever broken your coccyx, you'd know they are not at all the same.

BTW, my workaround is to move my favorite corporate numbers to that location at the bottom of the favorites screen. This way I get into a phone menu, just hang up, and I haven't butt-dialled any one of my friends.

yougoyugo2 wrote:

BTW, my workaround is to move my favorite corporate numbers to that location at the bottom of the favorites screen. This way I get into a phone menu, just hang up, and I haven't butt-dialled any one of my friends.

Or, just use the side button.

This has been issue for years now, im running construction business with iphone and most of the time you want to hang up screen changes because other person was quicker so your call screen is overlaying recent calls..

solution is so simple, it would take couple hours for apple to fix and release new update.

when answering or calling, it should keep home screen behind calling screen automatically, or keep calling screen while we hit red button or swipe, dont turn off screen automatically please, causing to accidentally tap whatever us behind the call screen. Call goes thru everytime even from the tap..

Like has been said before but should be stressed again: the truly annonying part is that you cannot undo the placed call - I’m pretty sure there used to be a slight delay so you could hang up a misplaced call in earlier iOS:s. Now it immediatly goes through or creates a push notification, and then an unnecessary callback and need for an explanation etc 🤬.

If Apple fixed this first, there would be much less of a need to also fix the (equally idiotic) return-to-favourites-when-other-party-hangs up design flaw.

GusHell wrote:

Like has been said before but should be stressed again: the truly annonying part is that you cannot undo the placed call - I’m pretty sure there used to be a slight delay so you could hang up a misplaced call in earlier iOS:s. Now it immediatly goes through or creates a push notification, and then an unnecessary callback and need for an explanation etc.

If you hang up immediately, it never shows on the other end. I know that because if I'm not paying attention, I sometimes tap a Recent call entry instead of swiping to delete it. It's never been a problem to just end the call immediately.

If Apple fixed this first, there would be much less of a need to also fix the (equally idiotic) return-to-favourites-when-other-party-hangs up design flaw.

Or, you could just end the call using the button on the side.

I agree. Add a 1 second delay between one call to another. You can even have a switch in settings to toggle on and off if others don't like it. It usually is the other person hangs up first while I'm in motion to hang up. It dials the next person and I hang up from that call. Then they see they missed a call from me and call me back. Huge inconvenience and waste of time for everyone.